{"id":37388,"date":"2011-06-11T12:34:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T16:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=37388"},"modified":"2011-06-11T12:34:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T16:34:47","slug":"statement-from-west-indies-captain-darren-sammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/sports\/statement-from-west-indies-captain-darren-sammy\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from West Indies Captain Darren Sammy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sammy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am concerned about certain falsehoods which are being disseminated in certain sections of Caribbean media. These falsehoods seem designed to continue to smear my character as an individual, a cricketer and West Indies captain.<\/p>\n

Therefore I wish to make it abundantly clear to the public that at no time did I discourage, dissuade or in any other way seek to influence any player\u2019s non-attendance to the recently held WIPA Awards function. Players made their own decisions not to attend.<\/p>\n

I also wish to make it clear that I myself was unable due to personal reasons. I expressed regret at my inability to attend however at no time did I give any commitment to WIPA or any of its officers that I would be attending the function and any suggestion to the contrary is not based in fact.<\/p>\n

During the function WIPA President and CEO Mr. Dinanath Ramnarine called me on the phone and said he was sending a car to the team hotel to pick me up however without waiting for a response from me he hung up the phone. I was unable to contact him to explain that I would not be able to attend as I had previously indicated to him.<\/p>\n

It has never been in my nature to behave in the manner being suggested. Those who know me as a person can attest to this and despite criticisms, challenges and the like I have always remained true to the ideals of representing West Indies cricket when and wherever it is required of me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I am concerned about certain falsehoods which are being disseminated in certain sections of Caribbean media. These falsehoods seem designed to continue to smear my character as an individual, a cricketer and West Indies captain. 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